Just when the 19th escort formation fell into decline, a shocking scene appeared. The little Phil 1 charged towards a cruiser fleet dozens of times larger than itself. She kept firing with her main guns to attack the enemy cruisers. , the other two frigates followed immediately. Unexpectedly, the Imperial frigate suddenly launched a charge, and the Red Pirate cruiser gave up the bombardment of the Crossbow in the confusion.
At this time, another enemy cruiser carrying a fighter plane also released a formation of Hell Claws and Hell Blades, and Chinedu immediately responded.
"Lightning Squadron, take off!"
Just when the fighters of both sides were close to engaging in combat, Phil 1 finally failed to hold on and was hit by a macro cannon that blew up the entire superstructure. However, even though she lost her commander, she still persisted in sailing and continued to fire at the enemy ships. .
On this ship with flames everywhere, the sailors scattered around, trying to repair the ship in ankle-deep blood. The surviving gunners and mechanical priests gathered around the only cannon that could fire, and kept firing. Load, fire, load again.
The officer, with a bandage on his head and half of his face distorted by burns, shouted at the top of his lungs to encourage the sailors who were loading ammunition:
"Hurry up! Brothers! Hurry up! Beat those heretical dogs hard!"
A few seconds later, two luminous spears hit the stern of the Phil 1, causing a catastrophic explosion.
The death of Phil 1 made Chinedu furious, and with the help of its sacrifice, Phil 3 and Phil 4 entered the best range of the torpedoes, and ordered a dozen torpedoes to fire at the Red Pirates. A cruiser, the battleship failed to dodge, and was hit by three mines. The bow of the ship was blown off directly, rolling in the continuous explosions, scattering a large number of metal fragments.
In response, another red pirate cruiser and the marauding ships frantically poured cannonballs and lances at Phil 3 and 4. Dozens of shells exploded on the superstructure and deck of Phil 3, causing serious attrition on the ship. The captain was also injured.
"For the Emperor! We will fight to the death!"
Captain Phil 3's voice mixed with painful breathing echoed in the communication channel. At this time, he was sitting on the edge of the sparking captain's desk. His uniform was completely wet with blood, and he was surrounded by the corpses of officers. His bloody left hand held the communicator, and his right hand covered his exposed intestines.
"Engine operating room! Accelerate to the limit! If the power is insufficient, overload the reactor!"
With the final roar of the engine, Phil 3 sailed past the wreckage of Phil 1. This fearless frigate persisted in fighting until the last moment of its life.
"Hakan!"
Chinedu shouted over the fleet communications to the bridge of Phil 3.
"Hakan! Can you hear me!"
"Sir, I'm here."
"Turn quickly!"
"Sir, it's no longer possible."
Chinedu clenched his fists, and suddenly his bridge shook again with a harsh explosion. Due to the disparity in numbers, Fury Squadron was unable to intercept all fighters, and the enemy's Hell Blades began to besiege the Crossbow, especially Bridge and upper deck.
Finally, he glanced at the hell blade passing by his observation mouth, and then whispered:
"Hakan, see you on the throne."
"Haha. Yes, we meet on the throne."
Phil 3 rushed all the way, its body constantly disintegrating in the explosion. However, like a burning arrow of revenge, it still rushed towards the enemy cruiser at an extremely fast speed. Although the opponent tried hard to turn, But it was too late to get so close.
In a dazzling flash of light, Phil 3 hit the side and rear of the enemy cruiser. While it disintegrated, the cruiser exploded violently, and then the engine partially collapsed, even affecting a nearby ship. At the same time, the Predator ship and the Starhawk bomber formation also faced the anti-aircraft firepower of the Predator ship and attacked the dying cruiser. At the cost of two of them being shot down, they used massive amounts of ammunition to completely destroy it, causing it to fall apart in a violent explosion.
At this time, only the Crossbow and Phil 4 were left facing one enemy cruiser and three predator ships, while the Hydra had been protected by two destroyer squadrons, and was still maneuvering towards the predetermined position in order to Joining the cruiser formation in the other direction, its main guns kept firing at the side and rear of an enemy main battleship, and that battleship was still confronting the Indomitable Truth.
But this process was not completed yet. The Crossbow still had to block the cruiser carrying the Chaos Space Marines. Although he did not know this, he knew his mission and could not let the enemy warships get close to the Hydra.
Although it was continuously harassed and attacked by enemy fighter planes, the Crossbow fired four salvos at the enemy, but the hit rate was poor and it failed to penetrate the enemy's shield.
In response, the enemy also fired at the Crossbow. The Defiant-class's shields and armor were not very good. After being harassed by fighter planes, it was directly penetrated by the enemy. A large hole was punched out on the right side of the bow of the ship, and the torsos of the gunners inside were torn apart. It exploded, with broken limbs flying everywhere, all of them were killed, the deck also caught fire, and the fire-extinguishing device could not be used due to a power outage.
Then one shell after another fell on the Crossbow. In order to make it easier for the surviving main gun to return fire, the Crossbow turned slightly to the left. However, after the fire, the tube damage efficiency was extremely poor. The thick smoke was suffocating, and the combat efficiency was high. to reduce.
But the Crossbow still tried to fire a salvo at the enemy, and the cruiser was also attacked by the Starhawk bomber formation while making evasive maneuvers. It was hit several times by plasma missiles, a main gun and a ray turret. Destroyed.
At this time, the situation of Phil 4, which was independently fighting against several predator ships, was not good. The whole ship had been shot through several times, the cabin was depressurized a lot, and the speed was reduced to the minimum. However, the combatants on the ship regarded death as if they were at home and were still operating without being destroyed. The main gun fires at the enemy.
"It looks like we only have one final glory left."
Realizing that the Crossbow could not match the enemy's cruiser, Chinedu, who had already put on a breathing mask, tried to "climb" back to the command seat, and then issued the final instructions on the bridge, which had begun to lose pressure and be damaged.
"Tech-Priest, prepare to overload the reactor and let the engines burn at full speed. We will die loyally to the Emperor!"
"Sir, we received the coordinated combat communication and reinforcements are coming."
Chinedu quickly turned on the micro-viewer and immediately saw a new formation joining the battlefield, a Gothic-class heavy cruiser and five frigates and destroyers.
Chinedu then ordered to join the opponent's coordinated combat plan. As soon as the empire's heavy cruiser formation joined the battlefield, they immediately launched crossfire.
Cannonballs and beams rained down on the Red Pirates' formation. Facing the firepower of the heavy cruiser, the cruiser carrying the Chaos Space Marines could no longer be arrogant. Cannonballs fell on the bridge and exploded. The men died almost instantly, and their bodies covered with red armor were thrown into space.
Then its port side was hit by another torpedo, the ship began to roll violently, and a large amount of metal fragments were ejected.
After a few minutes, it broke into two pieces.
At the same time, the empire's inverted triangular pocket formation finally took shape. Several heavy cruisers and a battlecruiser maneuvered to the rear of the Red Pirate Fleet to seal the pocket.
"The Supreme Master is already in place."
On the bridge of the Unyielding Truth, Azrael nodded slightly after receiving the news, and then said in a deep voice:
"Then let's get started."
(End of chapter)
